International Friendly

Germany vs Ghana, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Germany
  • 45'+3': Kai Havertz (P)
  • 88': Deniz Undav
FT
2 - 1
Ghana
  • 70': Fatawu Issahaku

About

Germany are hosting Ghana at MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Nick Woltemade (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 5': Foul by Jonas Adjetey (Ghana).
  • 5': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Jonas Adjetey (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Florian Wirtz (Germany) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 8': Offside, Germany. Nathaniel Brown is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Alexander Djiku.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 10': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 16': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
  • 16': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Kwasi Sibo (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Foul by Pascal Groß (Germany).
  • 20': Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a corner.
  • 26': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a cross.
  • 26': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Nathaniel Brown.
  • 28': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
  • 28': Jonas Adjetey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Angelo Stiller (Germany).
  • 28': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).
  • 31': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Jonathan Tah (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Nick Woltemade.
  • 31': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Benjamin Asare.
  • 33': Offside, Germany. Nick Woltemade is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).
  • 39': Nick Woltemade (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck with a headed pass.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Angelo Stiller (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 45': Penalty conceded by Jonas Adjetey (Ghana) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': VAR Decision: Penalty Germany.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Germany 1, Ghana 0. Kai Havertz (Germany) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Germany 1, Ghana 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Germany 1, Ghana 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Germany. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Jonathan Tah.
  • 45': Substitution, Germany. Deniz Undav replaces Serge Gnabry.
  • 45': Substitution, Germany. Lennart Karl replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 45': Substitution, Ghana. Elisha Owusu replaces Kwasi Sibo.
  • 47': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).
  • 47': Prince Adu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Offside, Ghana. Kojo Peprah Oppong is caught offside.
  • 48': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
  • 49': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
  • 50': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).
  • 50': Nathaniel Brown (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Nathaniel Brown.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Prince Adu (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
  • 52': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Prince Adu (Ghana) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexander Djiku with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 53': Nick Woltemade (Germany) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lennart Karl.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Substitution, Ghana. Derrick Luckassen replaces Kojo Peprah Oppong because of an injury.
  • 56': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Caleb Yirenkyi.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Lennart Karl (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
  • 57': Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).
  • 57': Lennart Karl (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Derrick Luckassen (Ghana).
  • 59': Nick Woltemade (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Prince Adu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Substitution, Germany. Josha Vagnoman replaces Angelo Stiller.
  • 61': Substitution, Germany. David Raum replaces Nathaniel Brown.
  • 61': Substitution, Germany. Chris Führich replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 61': Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Pascal Groß.
  • 63': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Leon Goretzka.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Ghana) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Köhn.
  • 63': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Nick Woltemade.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lennart Karl.
  • 65': Foul by Elisha Owusu (Ghana).
  • 65': Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Elisha Owusu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt missed. David Raum (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 66': Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Fatawu replaces Prince Adu.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by David Raum.
  • 70': Goal! Germany 1, Ghana 1. Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derrick Köhn.
  • 72': Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).
  • 72': Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).
  • 73': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Offside, Ghana. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
  • 76': David Raum (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Ghana).
  • 77': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Derrick Luckassen.
  • 78': Derrick Luckassen (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 78': Substitution, Germany. Leroy Sané replaces Nick Woltemade.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 82': Chris Führich (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana).
  • 83': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Lennart Karl (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
  • 88': Goal! Germany 2, Ghana 1. Deniz Undav (Germany) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a headed pass.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lennart Karl (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Ghana. Christopher Bonsu Baah replaces Derrick Köhn.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Ghana. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Germany 2, Ghana 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Germany 2, Ghana 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 52,723

Line-Ups

GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Alexander Nübel (GK)
15 Nico Schlotterbeck Yellow Card
4 Jonathan Tah
18 Nathaniel Brown
6 Joshua Kimmich
20 Serge Gnabry
16 Angelo Stiller
5 Pascal Groß
11 Nick Woltemade
17 Florian Wirtz
7 Kai Havertz
Germany Substitutes:
Malick Thiaw, David Raum, Lennart Karl, Leon Goretzka, Oliver Baumann, Anton Stach, Chris Führich, Leroy Sané, Finn Dahmen, Deniz Undav, Waldemar Anton, Josha Vagnoman, Kevin Schade, Antonio Rüdiger.

GHA Ghana (5-4-1)

No. Name
16 Benjamin Asare (GK)
23 Alexander Djiku
21 Kojo Peprah Oppong
4 Jonas Adjetey Yellow Card
2 Derrick Köhn
3 Caleb Yirenkyi
5 Thomas Partey
8 Kwasi Sibo
9 Jordan Ayew
11 Antoine Semenyo
19 Prince Adu Yellow Card
Ghana Substitutes:
Daniel Agyei, Gideon Mensah, Ibrahim Sulemana, Joseph Anang, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Derrick Luckassen, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Christopher Baah, Fatawu Issahaku, Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer, Jerome Opoku, Patric Pfeiffer, Marvin Senaya, Elisha Owusu.

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